PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

In today’s underground mining industry there is an ever increasing demand for greater efficiency, higher reliability and lower cost of ownership in mine wide control and monitoring systems. Austdac has been at the forefront of this industry for 20 years now, supplying gas monitoring and conveyor control systems. With a commitment to research and development Austdac is proud to announce its latest family of intrinsically safe fieldbus products specifically targeted at hazardous area underground mining. This new family brings features such as ease of installation, improved ease of customer configuration and diagnostic capability.

The unique ability of SILBUS to provide data transmission and power on the same simple twisted pair of wires has been further improved to allow reliable monitoring and control in systems up to 8000 metres in length. Distances and functionality can be further extended using the new galvanic isolating repeater and network bridge.

The range of signals that can now be monitored include digital, safety (SIL3), voltage, current, temperature and frequency all in a consistent family of DIN rail mounting or wire in modules.

The SILBUS control unit or channel generator with its configurable logic resolvers, improved MODBUS interface and system diagnostic facilities further compliments the range and makes the implementation of a conveyor control or mine wide gas monitoring system a simple task.